Stilt



(No Model.)

E. O. EMDE.

-STILT. No. 509,726. Patented Nov. 28, 1893.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD CHARLES EMDE, OF TACOMA, WASHINGTON.

STILT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 509,726, dated November28, 1893.

Application filed July 18, 1893- Serial No, 180.809. (N0 model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD CHARLES EMDE, of Tacoma, in the county ofPierce and State of Washington, have invented a new and use fulImprovement in Stilts, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact description.

My invention relates to an improvement in stilts, and it has for itsobject to provide a stirrup or foot rest for stilts, which will be ofsimple, durable and economic construction, and which is likewise capableof being expeditiously and conveniently adjusted to any point in thelength of the stilt.

Another feature of the invention is to so construct the stirrup or footrest that it will not move laterally when pressure is brought to bearupon it in a forwardly direction, namely, when the foot is in thestirrup and the stilt is in use, but wherein in the event the operatorshould fall from the stilts the stirrup will be free to move in arearwardly direction and thereby enable the foot to readily slip fromit.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination of theseveral parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth and pointed out inthe claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing forming apart of thisspecification, which representsaperspective view of the improved stirrupand foot rest applied to a stilt.

In carrying out the invention the stirrup or foot rest A, is preferablymade of a single strip of metal bent upon itself to form a straight bodyor shank section 10, which at its upper end is provided with anenlargement or head 11, of any approved character. At the lower end ofthe shank or body 10 of the stirrup the metal is curved outwardly andupwardly from the shank for a predetermined distance, and is thencarried laterally in direction of the front edge of the shank to anengagement with the inner side face thereof, to which it is attached bymeans of a rivet 12 or its equivalent, forming thereby a loop 13,adapted to receive the foot of the operator, and producing also aperfect stirrup. After the metal strip has been secured to the shank itis carried beyond the opposite or rear edge of the shank, and curvedlaterally in a rearwardly direction, forming a lip 14, adapted forengagement with the rear face of the stiltBto which the stirrup or footrest is to be applied.

The application of the stirrup or foot rest to the stilt is accomplishedthrough the medium of a band 15, which is of greater circumference thanthe circumference of the stilt to which the attachment is to be made.When placing the band 15 upon the stilt, the head 11 of the shank of thestirrup is made to extend beyond the upper edge of the band, as shown inthe drawing, while the lower edge of said band will bear against thestirrup shank below its head; and when the foot is placed in the stirrupand downward pressure is exerted thereon,the band will assume a diagonalposition, and will firmly hold the stirrup at whatever point it may havebeen adj usted upon the stilt.

'lo efiect an adjustment of the stirrup it is carried slightlyrearwardly, whereby the band is loosened, and thereupon the band may beraised or lowered when in a horizontal position to any point in thelength of the stilt, carrying the stirrup with it; and when the desiredpoint has been reached, the weight of the stirrup will cause the band toengage with the stilt with sufficient frictional contact to hold itstationary,and the more weight applied to the stirrup the firmer theband will cling to the stilt and bind the stirrup thereto.

The lip or tongue 14, effectually prevents the stirrup from movingin aforwardly direction when the foot is thrust into it; but in the eventthe operator should fall from the stilts the stirrup will move in arearwardly direction, and in so doing willpcrmit the foot to be readilyreleased from it. In this manner while the stirrup is perfectly rigidwhile it is in operation, yet it will have suflicient movement in aproper direction to prevent a limb from being broken or strained in theevent of afall.

It is evident that the stirrup is exceedingly simple as well as durableand economic, and that any boy of ordinary intelligence may convenientlyadjust it.

It will be understood that the stirrup and .the band above described asbeing made of metal may be constructed of any material suitable for thepurpose.

Having thus described my invention, I

claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent-"- 1. A stirrup'orfoot rest for stilts, the same consisting of astrip of material,substantially as described, bent upon itself to form ashank and a loopat the lower end of the shank, the loop being attached at its upper endto the shank and continued over the shank, forming a lip located at oneside of the shank, and a clamping device adapted to attach the stirrupto the stilt, as and for the purpose specified.

2. In a stilt, a stirrup or foot rest, consisting of a strip of materialof substantially the character described, bent upon itself to formashank having a head at one end and a loop at the opposite end, the loopat its upper end 7 being attached to the shank and carried be yond oneedge of the shank, forming a lip, and a bandadapted to hold the shankupon ,the stilt, as and for the purpose specified.

3. The combination, with a stilt and aband loosely mounted thereon, of aS'tlII'tlp or foot rest, the same consisting of a shank passed betweenthe band and the stilt and provided above the band with a head, a loopformed at the lower end of the shank, the upper portion of which loop isattached to the shank, and a lip extending beyond one side of the shank,as and for the purpose set forth.

EDWARD CHARLES EMDE.

Witnesses:

FRED. M. HEDGER, LAWRENCE WILLIAM APPEL. H

